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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 42

The Baltimore and New York Railway

Location and General Description of Property

The railroad of The Baltimore and New York Railway Company, hereinafter called the Baltimore and New York, is a single-track disconnected line, located entirely within the State of New Jersey and extends from a junction with The Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company at the west end of Arthur Kill Bridge to a connection with the railroad of The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey at Cranford Junction, a distance of 5.711 miles.

Introductory

The Baltimore and New York is a corporation of New Jersey, having its principal office at Newark, N. J. The company is controlled by the Baltimore and Ohio through ownership of capital stock. The records do not indicate that this company controls any common-carrier corporation. Information obtained from the records of the company has been supplemented with data compiled from the accounting records of the Baltimore and Ohio.

The property was operated by the Baltimore and Ohio from date of completion to December 31, 1917. Since January 1, 1918, it has been operated by the United States Railroad Administration as part of the Baltimore and Ohio system.

Corporate History

The Baltimore and New York was incorporated November 19, 1888, under the general laws of New Jersey for the purpose of building a railroad from a connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey, at Cranford Junction, to the west end of the railroad bridge over the Arthur Kill, in the city of Elizabeth, all in New Jersey.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The owned road, 5.711 miles, extending from Cranford Junction to the west end of the railroad bridge over the Arthur Kill in the city of Elizabeth, was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio under agreement between June 1889 and March 1890.

Leased Railway Property

The entire property is leased to the Baltimore and Ohio as stated in the report on that company.